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RECENT POLICY CHANGES IN THE EPG

Kenneth Strube's view of I-70 from inside a motorgrader on Feb. 1, plowing through 18 in. of snow. Strube is a District 5 Maintenance Superintendent. MoDOT has made great strides to build a good transportation system and increase taxpayers' trust in its ability to deliver what was promised. Innovative concepts, such as Practical Design and design-build, were used to deliver those commitments and have made MoDOT a leader in the transportation industry. These forward-thinking, innovative concepts are reflected in the ENGINEERING POLICY GUIDE (EPG). This document provides a single reference for all engineering and engineering-related guidance by combining the former Right of Way, Design, Bridge, Construction, Traffic and Maintenance manuals. MediaWiki, the engine behind the Wikipedia on the World Wide Web, is the software delivering the EPG. Millions of hits on the EPG endorse this format to be easy to navigate and pleasing to read. A small HELP ARTICLE is included to assist with helpful hints on how to use the EPG as well as other points of interest. During the heavy snows of early February, District 1 Construction Project Office Assistant Lana Allen noticed a message written on the St. Joseph News-Press's protective plastic wrapping. She shared with all of us her grateful newspaper carrier's note.

Digital Signatures 2/10/11: Digital signatures may be used to sign a change order or value engineering proposal. Guidance for this is now available at EPG 105.19. Updated EPG 616 Work Zone Figures 2/3/11: Twelve of the work zone figures were updated to reflect the new work zone speed limit policy. Updated TAs for New Work Zone Speed Limit Policy 1/31/11: Most of the TAs in EPG 616.23 Traffic Control for Field Operations have been updated to reflect the new work zone speed limit policy. EPG 806.8 Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) 1/14/11: The SWPPP has been updated. Herbicides 1/12/11: EPG 821.25 Products now presents the herbicides used by MoDOT in 2011. EPG 144 Practical Operations 1/6/11: This new article provides general guidance for MoDOT's new direction in snow and ice control, signing, striping, mowing and pavement operations. EPG 616.23.3.28 TA-28 1/4/11: TA-28 was revised to provide guidance for maintaining work zones on continuous alternating passing lanes ("shared 4-lanes"). EPG 616.29 Work Zone Speed Limits 1/4/11: This new article and EPG 616.1.3 present a consistent work zone speed limit policy. Practical Operations 1/4/11: You've waited for it and now it has been approved. Updated guidance reflecting MoDOT's new Practical Operations direction can be found at: Signing: EPG 903 Snow and Ice Control: EPG 133, EPG 133.1.3, EPG 133.1.4, EPG 133.4 and EPG 133.5. Striping: EPG 620, EPG 620.1 and EPG 616.23.2.5.7 Updated mowing guidance will be provided at a later date. Impact Attenuator Guidance in EPG 612.1 1/4/11: TMA guidance is now provided for incident response operations. Reclaimed Asphalt Guidance in EPG 402.1.2, EPG 403.1.2 and EPG 460.3.11 1/4/11: SP048 is now to be used for higher volume routes and BP3 used for lower volume routes. EPG 941.37 "Welcome To" Monuments for Cities 12/30/10: Guidance for Welcome To signage has been expanded to include non-breakaway monuments. Partnership Development 12/21/10: Resource Management has updated guidance in two re-titled articles: EPG 141.1 Cost Share Program and EPG 141.2 Missouri Transportation Finance Corporation (MTFC) Loans. EPG 127.25.1.4 Street Sweepings 12/21/10: Maintenance has clarified and expanded guidance for street sweeping. EPG 141.7 Transportation Improvement Program Approval 11/30/10: This new article provides Transportation Planning's guidance for existing policy. Transportation Management Systems (TMS) 11/23/10: EPG 145 now presents handy TMS information. Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Policy 11/23/10: EPG 146 is now available for DBE policy. EPG 613.1.2 Class A Partial Depth Pavement Repairs 11/18/10: In Districts 1 and 4, Class B (instead of Class A) or full depth pavement repair should be considered due to the region's poor quality aggregate. EPG 616.28 Traffic Control for Waterways 10/28/10: Traffic control for waterways guidance is now available. NU Girder Info in EPG 751.22 10/27/10: Two options are now available for NU girder end section reinforcement. Also, maximum haunching has been increased to 4.5".